Broom-binder.



PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

- N, DIYoNNE. BRooM BINDER.

APPLIOTIGI FILED IAB.' 25,1907.

UNITED sTATLEs PATENT OEEIOE.

NAPOLEON DIONNE, OF BRADFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO ARCI-IIE LECLAIR, OF

I-IAVERIIILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

BROOM-BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application led March 25, 1907. Serial No. 364,415.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON DIoNNE, of Bradford, county of Essex, Stateof Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Broom-Binders, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

This invention relates to that class of devices which are adapted to bebound about an ordinary fiat straw, corn or fiber broom, `so as to bindthe fibers of the broom closely together, and has for its object toprovide a device oi the above described character which is simple inconstruction, is adapted to be readily applied to the broom and to clampthe fibers thereof so as to hold them i yieldingly in such a way that itwill not tend to break them and which is adapted to be readily appliedto the broom in such manner that it will not become disconnected ordisplaced in use. I accomplish this object by means shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a perspective view of a broom binder, or bridle madeaccording to my invention.V Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is adetail end view of the connecting hinge joint.

As shown in the drawing the binder is composed of two sections e and b,each of a continuous piece of stiff, but somewhat resilient wire andadapted to be connected together by means hereafter described. Thesection a comprises a straight middle portion which extendsapproximately the entire width of the broom and is made extensiblyresilient, and of considerable width by forming a series of loops a inthe wire, said loops being oppositely and alternately disposed, asshown. One end of the section a is provided with a loop a2 and the otherwith a right angularly extending portion a, which is adapted to extend adistance approximately equal to the thickness of the broom, and a loopa4 is provided at the end of said portion a2. The ends of some of theloops a are provided with prongs a5 which extend approximately at rightangles to the plane of said loops for a distance somewhat less than thethickness of the broom to which the device is designed to be applied.These projections are each formed by extending the loops a/, to whichthe projections are connected, a suitable distance and then .twistingthe extended portions together. Said projections a5 are spaced atsuitablel distances apart, four4 being shown. The section b is alsoprovided with an intermediate portion which comprises a series of loopsbf, similar in substantially every respect to the loops af, and with anend portion b2v which extends approxi- Y mately at right angles to theplane of the loops b, an eye b3 being formed at the end of said endportion b2 `whchengages the eye a2 of the section u, so as to provide ahinged joint. The opposite end of the section b is provided with a hookportion b4 which is adapted to be hooked into the eye a4 of section a. K

As shown in the drawing, the end portion of the eye a2 is passed overtheadjacent portion of the wire so as to form a shoulder or abutmentwhich engages the side (30 of the eye or loop b3 and acts to oppose theswinging of the section btowards the section a, within certain limits,so that, when the two parts are pressed together to catch the hook b4into the eye a4, the latter part of said motion will be yieldinglyresisted, so that the spring action caused by bending the wire of whichsection b is made, will act to hold the hook b4 in engagement with theeye a, thus preventing the two sections from becoming disengaged.

In applying the binder to the broom, the hook b4 will 70 be disconnectedfrom the eye a'1 and the sections swung apart on their connecting hingejoint formed by eyes` d2, b3, so that the section a maybe readilypressed against one side of the broom in such a manner as to cause theprojections a5 to pass between the straws or 75 bers of thebroom. Whenthe inner side oi section a has thus been pressed against the side oithe broom, the section b will be clamped against the opposite side ofthe broom, its hook b4 being hooked into the eye a4, so that the partswill assume the position indicated'in 8() Fig. l.

The precise point on the broom at which the device may best be appliedis a matter oi' judgment, depending largely on how stiff it is desiredto have the broom, but it is preferably applied at some distance belowthe ordinary stitches which bind the broom across the middle portionthereof.

I have found that it is especially desirable to have projections, suchas a5, on one section only, for the reason that, if they were placed onboth sections, the pro- 9() jections on the section which is swung intoposition after the other has already been placed in position will beswung laterally, so as to cause them to act to press the fibers nnevenlyto one side thus forming open spaces in the broom.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that the series ofwire loops which constitute the broom body engaging members of theclamp, are adapted to engage the straws or fibers at different points orto engage adjacent straws or fibers at different distances from the endor face oi the broom, so that the points at which the broom is bound aredistributed in such a manner as to prevent the tendency to break off ina straight line, which the bers would be caused to have if the clampmembers had straight longitudinal edges. It will be further observedthat the `device may be readily changed from one broom toanother, sothat one device may be used on different brooms.

Having thus described my invention7 what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent isz- 1. A broom binder comprising two clampingsections pivotally connected at one end and having locking,l means attheir opposite ends each section being composed of a continuous lengthof wire bent to provide a series of oppositely and alternately disposedloops arranged in approximately parallel planes to provide clampingfaces, the faces ot ono of said sections being substantially continuousand the other section having a series of holding projections adapted toextend closely adjacent the opposite clampingl face, substantially :isdescribed..

2. A broom binder comprising two clamping sections pivotally connectedat one end and having locking' means at their opposite ends, eachsection being, composed of a continuous length of wire bent to provide aseries of oppol sitely and alternately disposed loops arranged inapproximately parallel planes to provide clamping faces, the faces ofone of said sections being, substantially continuons, a plurality of theloops of the other section having the portions of the Wire of which theyare formed extended beyond the end ol. said loops at right angles to theplane thereof and twisted together to provide rigid projecting fingers,said lingers being adapted to extend adjacent the face of the oppositesection, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

NAPOLEON DIONNE.

Witnesses: l

L. I-I. HARRIMAN, Il` B. DAvis.

